After hours of relentless exploration, Cedric stumbles upon a cave entrance. Glistening walls of gold greets the prince as he enters, but suddenly, the air stirred and a dragon with obsidian scales emerges from the shadows.

The dragon's form shimmers and ripples, transmuting into a beguiling woman cloaked in a gossamer gown, her eyes burning like molten gold. She regarded Cedric with an enigmatic intensity, her presence exuding an ancient power.

"Who are you? What sorcery is this?" Cedric's voice, though tinged with trepidation resounds through the cavern. The woman remains silent. In that quiet exchange, the cavern echoes as two worlds collides – the mortal and the arcane – in a single fleeting instant.